Pages

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

DRC: THERE WILL BE NO LASTING PEACE WITHOUT SANCTIONS AGAINST RWANDAN LEADERS ARMING AND OVERSEEING THE REBELS

DRC: THERE WILL BE NO LASTING PEACE WITHOUT SANCTIONS AGAINST RWANDAN LEADERS ARMING AND OVERSEEING THE REBELS
NOVEMBER 20, 2012  
Date:19 November 2012.
Considering the 12 October 2012 final report by the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo addressed to the Chairman of Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the DRC; Considering the current disaster in and around GOMA, capital city of Noth Kivu , and the ultimatum given by the M23 rebellion to the Government of the DRC to negotiate or loose this key regional city;
The coordinating Committees of the Rwandan political organisations FDU-INKINGI and RNC demand direct sanctions against the Rwandan Defense Minister General James Kabarebe, General Charles Kayonga and other Rwandan officials mentioned in the UN Group of Experts Report. Those officials are under direct command of President Paul Kagame who must face international justice in respect to crimes against humanity committed in the DRC by his warlords. We believe that durable peace and security in the region will not be possible without robust sanctions targeting the highest level of the real masterminds of this unfolding tragedy.
The UN group of experts final report was prepared in pursuance of paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 2021 (2011) on violations of the sanctions regime on arms embargo. It clearly says; « The Government of Rwanda (GoR) continues to violate the arms embargo through direct military support to M23 rebels, facilitation of recruitment, encouragement and facilitation of FARDC desertions, as well as the provision of arms and ammunition, intelligence, and political advice. M23′s de facto chain of command includes General Bosco Ntaganda and culminates with the Rwandan Minister of Defence General James Kabarebe ».There is converging information that other Rwandan military leaders including Division Commander Major General Alex Kagame, Brigadier Ruvusha and Colonel Gatama have a hand in the current attack against Kibumba and the surroundings of Goma.
On 18 October 2012, Rwandawas elected to serve a two year term on the United Nations Security Council. This is unfortunate, since it was a reward from the international community to a man and a regime that have absolute disregard for international norms and rules of behavior.
President Kagame's regime's policies and actions in the Democratic Republic of Congo are partly a result of the regime's horrendous internal political and human rights record. As long as the government of Rwanda continues to fuel and support the rebellions in the DRC, as long as political and human rights are denied to Rwandans, we recommend that direct aid to the Rwandan government remains suspended and that clear sanctions targeting the warmongers be announced to pave the way to the international criminal justice.
COORDINATING COMMITTEE FDU-INKINGI
Coordinator
Dr. Nkiko Nsengimana
Lausanne, Switzerland
nkiko.nsengimana@bluewin.ch
RWANDA NATIONAL CONGRESS (RNC)
Interim Committee,
Co-ordinator.
Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa,
Washington DC, USA
ngombwa@gmail.com
http://www.fdu-rwanda.com/en/english-drc-there-will-be-no-lasting-peace-without-sanctions-against-rwandan-leaders-arming-and-overseeing-the-rebels#more-1947

No comments:

Post a Comment

-“The root cause of the Rwandan tragedy of 1994 is the long and past historical ethnic dominance of one minority ethnic group to the other majority ethnic group. Ignoring this reality is giving a black cheque for the Rwandan people’s future and deepening resentment, hostility and hatred between the two groups.”

-« Ce dont j’ai le plus peur, c’est des gens qui croient que, du jour au lendemain, on peut prendre une société, lui tordre le cou et en faire une autre ».

-“The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.”

-“I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile.

-“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

READ MORE RECENT NEWS AND OPINIONS

Popular Posts

WebMD Health Channel - Sex & Relationships

Love Lectures

How We Made It In Africa – Insight into business in Africa

David DeAngelo - Dating Questions For Men

Christian Carter - Dating Questions For Women

Women - The Huffington Post

Recent Articles About Effective Communication Skills and Self Development